A Completely Different Way to Think About the Rest of Your Life

by Lee Eisenberg

A Soundview Featured Book ReviewMillions of people in the United States are going to fall short of their retirement needs ... and not just in terms of money. It's not a topic many of these people are interested in discussing, as it may cause various levels of distress, even anxiety. However, the aversion to addressing retirement planning now sets up certain - and greater - worries later in life.

Creating a Life That Matters

by Stewart Emery, Mark Thompson, Jerry Porras

Imagine discovering what successful people have in common, distilling it into a set of simple practices and using them to transform your company, your career and your life. Authored by three nationally acclaimed thought leaders in organizational development and self-improvement –– including Built to Last co-author Jerry Porras –– Success Built to Last challenges conventional wisdom at every step.

The 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform from Those Who Don't

by Ram Charan

This summary explores what every executive must know to manage today’s environmental challenges. Based on the authors’ years of experience and hundreds of interviews with corporate leaders around the world, the book shows how companies generate lasting value by building environmental thinking into their business strategies.

The 7 Essentials to Achieve Exponential Growth

by David G. Thomson

Microsoft, Google and eBay did it. And in David G. Thomson’s Blueprint to a Billion, he will tell you how to turn billion-dollar ideas into billion-dollar businesses. Based on three years of in-depth research, Thomson provides an assessment of the success pattern common across a distinct group of 387 “Blueprint Companies” that went from an initial public offering since 1980 and achieved $1 billion in revenue. Rather than focusing on one unique company, Thomson focuses on a quantifiable,

Managing the Business Cycle for Competitive Advantage

by Peter Navarro

It’s not enough to understand the business cycle and the industry cycle. In The Well-Timed Strategy, Peter Navarro discusses today’s unprecedented level of macroeconomic turbulence – from oil price hikes to drought and disease. Whether an executive, a strategist or an investor, Navarro provides the tools to align every facet of business strategy, tactics and operations to reflect changing business conditions. Keeping in mind finance, supply chains, production, marketing, HR and more, th